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Peter Solomon (left) and Jim Phillips (Phillips by Dewey Chang)

Peter Solomon, a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Arts & Science's department of political science, Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies (CrimSL) and the Centre for European and Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, and Jim Phillips, a professor in the Faculty of Law who is cross-appointed to CrimSL, have been elected honorary fellows of the American Society for Legal History.

The highest recognition conferred by the society, honorary fellowships are given to distinguished historians whose scholarship has shaped the discipline of legal history.

Solomon was honoured for his work as the foremost authority on Russian law. His books and articles – considered classic references for scholars working on Soviet legal history – are credited with challenging conventional assumptions about Russian law and transforming interpretations, approaches and sources.

Phillips was recognized for his contributions to Canadian legal history as a teacher, scholar and editor-in-chief of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. A leading figure in the field of Canadian legal history, Phillips has made the history of law a dynamic tool for interrogating Canada’s past, present and national identity.

Read the CrimSL announcement on Peter Solomon

Read the Faculty of Law story about Jim Phillips

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18 faculty members elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

rahul.kalvapalle — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:58:49 +0000

18 faculty members elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

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rahul.kalvapalle Mon, 09/09/2024 - 12:58

Department for the Study of Religion

Department of Biochemistry

Department of Computer Science

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures

Department of Medicine

Department of Physics

Faculty of Arts & Science

Faculty of Arts and Science

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Music

Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design

Medical Biophysics

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Royal Society of Canada

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

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Eighteen faculty members from across the University of Toronto have been appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada – a prestigious distinction given to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.

“The University of Toronto is immensely proud to see such a high number of our faculty members elected to the Royal Society of Canada,” said Leah Cowen, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “These researchers are at the forefront of disciplines that span the arts, social sciences, humanities and sciences, and their work stands to have a significant impact on academic inquiry, policy and societal well-being.”

The 2024 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada are:

Kamari Clarke of the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Simon Coleman of the department for the study of religion in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Susan George of the University Health Network and the department of medicine in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Willi Goetschel of the department of Germanic languages and literatures in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Aiyun Huang of the Faculty of Music
Hae-Young Kee of the department of physics in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Kang Lee of the department of applied psychology and human development in the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Ren-Ke Li of the University Health Network and the department of surgery in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Mathieu Lupien of the University Health Network and the department of medical biophysics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Mark McGowan of the department of history in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Kent Moore of the department of chemical and physical sciences at ��οMississauga
Jim Phillips of the Faculty of Law
John Rubinstein of the Hospital for Sick Children and the department of biochemistry in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Brigitte Shim of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
Raquel Urtasun of the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Balint Virag of the department of computer and mathematical sciences at ��οScarborough
Lucan Alan Way of the department of political science at ��οScarborough
Stephen Wright of the department of ecology and evolutionary biology in the Faculty of Arts & Science

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Four University of Toronto professors named 2021 Guggenheim Fellows

lanthierj — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:29:00 +0000

Four University of Toronto professors named 2021 Guggenheim Fellows

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lanthierj Mon, 04/12/2021 - 15:29

Faculty of Arts & Science

Guggenheim Fellowships

Department of Chemistry

Department for the Study of Religion

Department of Anthropology

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(L-R) Eugenia Kumacheva, Amira Mittermaier, Kevin Lewis O'Neill, Kamari Clarke

Four University of Toronto scholars – Kamari Clarke, Eugenia Kumacheva, Amira Mittermaier and Kevin Lewis O'Neill – have been awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships.

The Faculty of Arts & Science researchers are among 184 artists, writers, scholars and scientists selected through a rigorous peer-review process from almost 3,000 applicants this year.

“Congratulations to Professors Clarke, Kumacheva, Mittermaier and O’Neill on this prestigious honour,” said Melanie Woodin, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science. “We are thrilled that four members of our faculty are receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship. This is an incredible career achievement for a scholar, and it will allow them each to continue their important work in their respective areas of focus.”

The 2021 Guggenheim Fellows:

A distinguished professor at the Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies and the Centre for Diaspora & Transnational Studies, Clarke conducts research on issues related to legal institutions, international legal domains, religious nationalism and the politics of globalization and race. Her books include Fictions of Justice: The International Criminal Court and the Challenge of Legal Pluralism in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Criminology professor Kerry Taylor receives a ��οTeaching Fellowship

s.anderson — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:53:06 +0000

Criminology professor Kerry Taylor receives a ��οTeaching Fellowship

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Kerry Taylor, an assistant professor, teaching stream, at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science, has received a ��οTeaching Fellowship.

The fellowship – one of two awarded in 2019-20 – gives teaching stream faculty members the opportunity to engage in a pedagogical project that will benefit students and that is in an area of institutional priority. Each fellow receives $10,000 to hire graduate students as research assistants, and an additional $5,000 for professional development.

Prof. Taylor is planning a fourth-year undergraduate course that will expand on her existing third-year offering, “Indigenous Peoples and Criminal Justice.” The new course will offer students the opportunity to challenge their own understandings of law, settler colonialism, crime, justice and Indigenous ways of knowing and being. Working in collaboration with the Centre for Indigenous Studies, Prof. Taylor plans to develop relationships between Indigenous communities and her students “rooted in relevance, respect, reciprocity and responsibility.”

“I am grateful to be able to create an opportunity for experiential learning focussed on uncovering and challenging the systemic gendered racism perpetuated against Indigenous Peoples by the Canadian state," she says. "As a white settler academic, I hope to expand my own holistic teaching praxis to foster and value many ways of knowing and being."

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Audrey Macklin receives Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award

lanthierj — Thu, 07 May 2020 18:28:52 +0000

Audrey Macklin receives Carolyn Tuohy Impact on Public Policy Award

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lanthierj Thu, 05/07/2020 - 14:28